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liftoff


liftoff

noun

Definition of LIFTOFF

a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket) <everyone was quiet in the control room as they waited for lift-off>
Related Words ascent
Near Antonyms crash; splashdown
Antonyms landing

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